Arrangement of mufflers and vehicle body chambers therefor



Nov. 14, 1950 R. BREZEK ARRANGEMENT 0F MUFFLERS AND VEHICLE BODY CHAMBERS THEREFOR Filed Feb 2?. 1.94s

Patented Nov. 14, 1950 ARRANGEMENT OF MUFFLERS AND HICLE BODY GHAMBERS THEREFOR Rudolf Bieiek, Prague-Srnichov, Czechoslovakia, assignor to Tatra narodni podnik, Koprivnice,

Czechoslovakia Application February 27, 1948, Serial No. 11,785 In Czechoslovakia May 2, 1946 Section 1, Public Law 690, August 8, 1946 Patent expires May 2, 1966 1 Claim.

In motor vehicles with rear engine and streamline body the space around the engine and therebeneath is extremely limited so that the arrangement of the muffler meets with great difiiculties.

According to the present invention the mufller in such case is preferably arranged in such manner as to lie across the vehicle at the very end of the vehicle body in a space separated from the engine space by a wall but open at the bottom, an aperture being provided in the rear face of the vehicle body wherethrough the air may escape which from underneath penetrates into said space.

The accompanying drawing shows, by way of example, an embodiment of the object of the present invention.

In the end I of the streamline body behind the wall 2 separating the engine space a space 3 is formed wherein the muffler 4' is arranged and connected to the engine by the exhaust tube 5. At the rear face of the vehicle body an aperture 6 is provided wherethrough the air escapes out of the space 3 into which it is driven through the aperture 1 at the body bottom. Thus said space 2 is thoroughly aerated and prevents heat being transmitted into the engine space.

I claim: A housing arrangement for a muffler in motor vehicles having a streamlined body and a rear engine compartment, comprising a chamber 7 wherein the mufiler is adapted to lie transverse- REFERENCES CITED The following references are or record in thefile of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,143,889 Ledwinka Jan. 17, 1939 

